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For liberal leaders of all stripes, branding “polarization” as a dire threat to “democracy” is a constant meme. It was the central motif of President Joe Biden’s abbreviated reelection campaign, repeated most recently at his October 4 press conference. However, liberal leaders have been less prone to showcase a banner likely to broaden their non- and bipartisan appeal—namely, that the MAGA right’s antidemocratic shenanigans are threats to “the Constitution.”

It was Friday, July 19, one of the last days before Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. Kamala Harris was rolling calls in a pre-lit film studio at the Democratic National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill, as someone in the room described to me. The morning had been consumed by video conferences with panicked donors and volunteers, screens of distant little faces looking to Harris for some kind of encouragement. The calls were followed by a series of scripted, direct-to-camera spots. Читать дальше...

American politics, Timothy Shenk quips in his newest book, Left Adrift, “used to be simple: Republicans were for business, Democrats for labor.” But since the 1970s, class dealignment—the delinkage of voters and the political parties that claimed to represent their economic interests—has chipped away at that once-ironclad organizing principle. As the story goes, Lyndon Johnson upset the uneasy New Deal coalition with civil rights legislation; the decline of organized labor in the 1970s weakened... Читать дальше...

To whatever extent the 2024 election was a contest over who could raise the most money, it’s over. Kamala Harris won.

The Taurid Meteoroid Stream, which is possibly responsible for the famous Tunguska and Chelyabinsk impacts, probably doesn't hide a civilization-killing asteroid.

M.L.B. career strikeout leader Ryan: five letters.

According to a new book, America’s political derangement has psychological roots.

“It’s the sound of three million radiators simultaneously clanging to life.”

A new foundation tied to the Anti-Defamation League aims to end “discrimination, slander, and violence.” Both groups are navigating a crisis of mission about who and what they represent.

On chickens, cute trucks, semiconductor chips, and bananas

More than a century ago, the Swedes pulled off one of the greatest branding exercises in history.

As the sirens wailed on October 1, Nirit Bar-David took refuge in her familiar safe room. Iran had just launched another 180 missiles at Israel, and she had about a minute to take cover. So did the other 350 residents of Israel’s only Messianic Jewish moshav. Sitting on a pine-covered ridge about ten miles west Read more...

Lakers shoots the ball during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks during a game circa 1970 at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  | Photo by Vernon Biever/NBAE via Getty Images

The Hawk was a spectacular talent who was cheated out of his best years

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TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Surveillance footage shows North Korea blowing up parts of inter-Korean roads on its side.

Rep. Dave Schweikert (R-Ariz.) is fighting for his political life in a key Arizona swing district, in what observers say will likely be the most competitive race of his years-long career. Schweikert, who has represented parts of Phoenix and Scottsdale for over a decade, is running against Democrat Amish Shah as he looks to secure...

Two Democratic groups are launching a $2.5 million ad campaign that aims to put Republicans on the spot over reproductive access as the 2024 election comes down to the wire. Progress Action Fund and Defend the Vote are coordinating the multi-million-dollar ad campaign, which will showcase two ads depicting scenarios where a Republican lawmaker stops...

Vice President Harris is headed to Detroit on Tuesday for the first of several Michigan appearances this week. She will be in Grand Rapids and Lansing on Friday and back in Detroit on Saturday. Her visits come as events in the Middle East careen even further out of control. This month alone, Israel has invaded...

New Hampshire Republican congressional candidate Russell Prescott has long advocated against marriage rights for same-sex couples and once criticized a political opponent for believing “avowed homosexuals” should be allowed to become adoptive or foster parents, The Hill has learned. Prescott, a former state senator and executive councilor, is challenging Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) for one...

The Harris campaign is rolling out an ad featuring Asian American voters in Nevada supporting Vice President Harris's economic platform. The ad is seen as a concerted effort to mobilize the key voting bloc, who support Harris by a two-to-one margin according to recent polling. “While Trump fueled discrimination against Asian-owned businesses and nearly doubled...

Republican attacks on Haitian migrants in Ohio are reverberating in Florida, where Democrats are hoping to mobilize the country's largest Haitian American electorate to close the gap in their uphill battle for statewide races. Over a third of all 1.1 million Haitian Americans live in Florida, with over half dwelling in the state's three major...

An incumbent House Democrat from Connecticut is locked in a tight race for reelection against her Republican challenger, a new poll shows. The survey, released Tuesday from Emerson College Polling/WTNH/WCTX/The Hill, found Rep. Jahana Hayes (D) leading Republican George Logan by 3 points — 49 percent to 46 percent. Roughly 1 percent said they would...

Question marks are being raised about Stefano Domenicali's role at the top of Formula 1 as his future with Liberty Media comes into doubt.

This is a review of the Oura Ring 4.